China Eastern NS26 Cairo / Istanbul Frequency Changes

Published at 2130PST 24FEB26 / 0530GMT 25FEB26

China Eastern earlier this month filed frequency changes to for Cairo and Istanbul service (from Shanghai) during Northern summer 2026 season. Based on schedule listing 01FEB26 vs 22FEB26, planned changes as follows. The summer schedule commences on 29MAR26.

Shanghai Pu Dong – Cairo Service operates 6 weekly instead of 7, A350-900 (schedule below focuses on the period of 24APR26 – 20OCT26)
MU223 PVG0150 – 0900CAI 359 x3
MU224 CAI1430 – 0550+1PVG 359 x3

Shanghai Pu Dong – Istanbul Service operates 6 weekly instead of 7, A330-300
MU703 PVG0120 – 0800IST 333 x4
MU704 IST1400 – 0515+1PVG 333 x4

China Eastern also operates 3 weekly Xi’An – Istanbul flights with A330-200.